Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Kimber- 8 months

Sadly Kimber spent pretty much the whole month with a nasty cold. She woke up with her eyes crusted shut for a couple of weeks with a terrible runny nose. Thankfully she is finally feeling better now.
 
This month Kimber had her 1st Christmas. But not really. We didn't want to wake her up when the other kids opened their presents, so they just opened them for her.

We tried Jaxson's boots on her. (I had to get him to hold her, he still doesn't like playing with her).
 
Kimber went from barely sitting at the beginning of the month to almost crawling by the end. She is definitely creeping and up on her hands and knees all the time now.
 
Hanging out at work one day this month. These girlies are there a lot lately. Wes holds Kimber a lot for me so I can get my work done.
 
We went to Mesa and Kimber met her newest cousin Vera. Sure to be great friends in a couple of years.
 
She sticks out her tongue ALL the time now. I tease Jaxson and tell him he must have taught her how.

The biggest change in Kimber this month is that she is eating all the time. She has a couple of meals a day now. She likes all the baby food I've tried (minus turkey, but I can't blame her there) plus lots of "real" food too like mashed potatoes, squash, carrots, crackers, bananas, pancakes, etc. She is a lot easier to entertain now that I can use food as a secret weapon.

She got these jumbo animals for Christmas...
More work fun-building towers with duct tape.  

Kimber has been sleeping worse lately. Not terrible, but usually waking up once in the night to eat. Nothing to complain about, I know! I'm not looking forward to a more mobile baby, but it is fun to see her learn new things! I'm sure she will be really crawling this next month.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Herringbone Quilt

 This quilt is for my good friend Janae and her long-awaited baby boy. This pattern is just made out of half-square triangles, so it looks more difficult than it really is. I'm digging this color scheme for a boy right now.


I think the final measurements were 34" by 52" or something weird like that.
 
I'm not sure why this picture won't turn. The back is a navy and cream minky and is so incredibly soft. It was a pain and a half to quilt with. Since they live in Phoenix, I didn't want the quilt to weigh much so I went without batting. That resulted in quite some trouble with the tension on my machine. After a few different tries I ended up quilting it in the ditch, something I never do!
 
 
For the binding I used this stripe that's already on the bias-perfect!
 
I'm so glad that I got to deliver the quilt in person and meet the little guy. He was so soft and cuddly!

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Stargazer quilt


 I love this quilt so  much! It was a little difficult to give it away.

Stats:
  • measures 36" by 48"
  • quilted in a stipple
  • backing is a super soft flannel from Joanns (I've used this a couple of times now and keep buying more because it is so soft)
  • bound in a houndstooth print I believe from Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille
  • the front is made of various prints from my stash and Kona Snow